Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in World

World: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 31.60 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.60 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
45.85 million number
in 1999
All-time low
31.44 million number
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in World, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1998200820191998: 44.6M number1999: 45.8M number2000: 45.6M number2001: 45.8M number2002: 44.4M number2003: 41.3M number2004: 39.7M number2005: 37.8M number2006: 36.9M number2007: 35.0M number2008: 34.7M number2009: 34.4M number2010: 33.4M number2011: 33.2M number2012: 32.7M number2013: 33.0M number2014: 33.4M number2015: 31.8M number2016: 31.6M number2017: 31.4M number2018: 31.5M number2019: 31.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

World recorded 31.60 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in World peaked at 45.85 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 31.44 million number, in 2017.

That places World 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in World, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in World, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 44.65 million number
1999 45.85 million number +2.7%
2000 45.61 million number -0.5%
2001 45.83 million number +0.5%
2002 44.45 million number -3.0%
2003 41.34 million number -7.0%
2004 39.75 million number -3.8%
2005 37.76 million number -5.0%
2006 36.87 million number -2.3%
2007 34.98 million number -5.1%
2008 34.69 million number -0.8%
2009 34.37 million number -0.9%
2010 33.42 million number -2.8%
2011 33.19 million number -0.7%
2012 32.68 million number -1.6%
2013 33.01 million number +1.0%
2014 33.39 million number +1.1%
2015 31.79 million number -4.8%
2016 31.59 million number -0.6%
2017 31.44 million number -0.5%
2018 31.48 million number +0.1%
2019 31.60 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.25 million number 44.65 million number 45.85 million number 2
2000s 39.56 million number 34.37 million number 45.83 million number 10
2010s 32.36 million number 31.44 million number 33.42 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Ethiopia 2.24 million number compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 2.11 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 1.38 million number compare
  4. 4 Niger 614,557 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in World?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in World was 31.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 45.85 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 31.44 million number in 2017.
How does World rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.